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Did Jehovah's Witnesses previously Ban Organ Transplants?

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In an attempt to discredit our stance on Blood Transfusions, opposers have claimed that in the past we allegedly "banned" organ transplants and later accepted them as a matter of conscience, thus implying that Blood Transfusions are subject to the same treatment. Before dismantling this lie, let us discuss the Watchtower articles that apostates claim flip-flopped on organ transplants, and then you can decide if their claims hold any water. Then we will briefly touch on why comparing it to Blood Transfusions is invalid. The 1961 Watchtower The very first time the Watchtower spoke on the issue of organ transplants was in its Questions From Readers section in 1961, which posed the question: Is there anything in the Bible against giving one's eyes (after death) to be transplanted to some living person?" The magazine then answered: "The question of placing one's body or parts of one's body at the disposal of men of science or doctors at one's deat...